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On this, my very own girlfriend suggested recently that she is probably going to vote for CGP but has been too scared to tell me. (Not because I would strike her, just my passionate anti-CGP stance)

I heard a lot of people go to Dublin just for the Kriek. Is that true?

Has paime got 4 log ins?! Think Frosty is right that a lot of people won't want to get involved for fear of flames.

If they did one day play in the Premier League I think they'd flourish because they could attract top players and a great manager.

Grassssias Paranoid Android. Current Celtic team and manager in the premiership - I think they'd struggle in the bottom half. It's difficult to tell because they can only beat what is put in front of them which they do regularly. They did OK against good teams when they sneaked into the Europa League but I think they'd be scrapping it out with Wigan if they were up against quality every week. More importantly - how would the Dons fare in the Blue Square?

I was on pints of Leffe in Brussels recently. Didn't realise the strength. Ooooft. Affa fine though.

I need an image for a little e-mail quip and I'm not sure about google image searching that. I'll trust you...

What do you call those ear piercings that stretch out the lobe?

How do tallies say the letters A and C though? Eh see? I think to avoid all this confusion all borders should be closed to football. DID YOU KNOW THAT FINLAND CALL THEMSELVES SUOMI? I learned myself this from a can of shaving foam when having a poop in 1999.

I thought the "th" was used because someone in the Real family (DUCWIDT?) had a lisp and all good Spaniards wanted to copy it? Or has this been debunked on QI already?

Aha! Good point. I think Catalans say Barselona anyway and the regular Spaniards say Barthelona. The boy on here that lives in Barcelona can probably confirm.

Totally man. See you soon yeah? Cool.

For years I had admired him from afar, onstage and online, but never plucked up the courage to introduce myself to him. What would I say anyway? What would he think of me? Would he know who I am? What if he was all like “whatever” if I tried to say something interesting? These notions haunted me for many years and I would often wake in a cold sweat from a dream where I was introducing myself to him after a Deportees show and he would engage me with a withering look and note that I was standing in front of him naked with my penis all shrivelled up to the size of an acorn. Then, one day last season I texted Christy to see if he was at Pittodrie. Yes, he was and he was with the one they call Adam Easy Wishes! He invited me to seek them out to sit with them for the second half. Here’s my chance I thought. ‘Now just stay cool Dunc, STAY COOL GODDAMMIT’ I said to myself. I was shaking as I sat down next to him and managed to mumble a greeting in a higher pitched voice than normal. Not a good start I thought to myself, but not a disaster. My heart was pounding as I noticed our legs were touching. I was in contact with the great man himself! Think Dunc, think of something to say! “Darren Mackie is pish” I opined. A safe opener, or so I thought. Nothing. Not a glimmer of recognition. Did he hear me and choose to ignore me or did he just miss what I said? Should I repeat it and run the risk of making a fool of myself or should I just act cool? I chose the latter, carrying out “cool” as best a man of my social awkwardness could be expected to do. The game was played out and some general comments were made of not much significance. I didn’t care about the significance though, I’d had a conversation with him at last! It was the happiest day of my life. We are now friends on Facebook and have even drank beer together.

There was one breakaway in the first half where Sturridge was down the right and both defenders who were back came out to meet him. Mata was clean through the middle if he'd just squared it but like you say he took the selfish option. Apart from that though I don't agree their defence was suspect. I wonder if they'll change formation for the second leg to set up more defensively and hit on the counter, which I think could net them goals, goals, goals.

Mmmmm Balvenie Doublewood

So it's a question of umlauts and such like? OK, I can dig that. I think we should change our Munich to Moonchen though.

The Italians call Naples "Napoli" though. Like zee Germans call Munich "München". There is a definite inconsistency here.

Why do we call Bayern München "Bayern Munich" but we don't call Napoli "Naples"?

Napoli are a lot better than Chelsea.

Laphroaig 10 year old does me fine and is like drinking gold to me. I also like all other booze like lager and rum and stuff. I don't like Bacardi and gin makes my body drunk but my mind sober and depressed. There was champs league tonight which justified 6 pints of Tuborg. In terms of wine my favourite is the bottle of red which was £11.99 but is now £5.99. Beer you say? Why not head down to Oddbins and get 4 cans of DAB for £4.50 or even to Portugal to drink all their beer like Super Bock, Sagres and Cristal. Beer, booze, whisky, dark rum, wine, booze, vodka and of course whisky are all of my favourite boozes.

I just finished the first season of Californication and really enjoyed it for a light hearted nonsense. I'm two episodes into the first season of Treme and I love it. I love David Simon more and more every day. He is the best contemporary person.

Same here although I recently had a whole week off so don’t have that excuse. One of those days where it seems like you’re the lone intelligent and decent human being in a world of objectionable idiots. Of course the truth of the matter is that you’re a grumpy, miserable, unhelpful, arrogant, sarcastic bastard hindering the progress of good, honest, hardworking people all around you but still…that’s not how it feels at the time.

on the 90th minute the ball was passed to him out of defence, he stood there waiting for it (like a fud) rather than meeting it and was beaten to the ball. I think he was maybe thinking about Dostoevsky instead of keeping his mind on the game. That cancelled out anything positive that he might have done. Fyvie seems to be making himself a bit of a hate figure of late, if any emotion displayed by the Pittodrie faithful could be classified as that extreme. Rae looks a decent signing. It was an all round awful experience on Saturday and if anyone popped along to see fit like I don't think they'll be back. £23 for cold poop. I enjoyed smoking at half time and Megginson's "freshie" and that was all.

Just so we're clear it's a nickname because he looks like....

Remember you signed Lee Miller when he had 6 months left on his contract for £500K or something. LOL